South African cricket team in England in 1935
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The South African cricket team toured England in the 1935 season to play a five-match Test series against England.
South Africa won the series 1–0 with 4 matches drawn. Their victory at Lord's was their first in a Test in England,[1] and with the remaining matches drawn, it also ensured that they would, for the first time, win a series in England. In all first-class matches, they won 17, drew 12, and lost only two.
First Test
15–18 June 1935 (3-day match) Scorecard |
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- 16 June was taken as a rest day.
- There was no play on the final day.
- NS Mitchell-Innes (ENG), and EAB Rowan, AD Nourse, HF Wade, DS Tomlinson, ACB Langton and RJ Crisp (all SA) made their Test debuts.
Second Test
29 June–2 July 1935 (3-day match) Scorecard |
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- 30 June was taken as a rest day.
Third Test
13–16 July 1935 (3-day match) Scorecard |
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- 14 July was taken as a rest day.
- D Smith, W Barber, J Hardstaff and JM Sims (all ENG) made their Test debuts.
Fourth Test
27–30 July 1935 (3-day match) Scorecard |
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- 28 July was taken as a rest day.
Fifth Test
- "Cricket | South Africa's win at Lord's". The Times. 3 July 1935. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- Brian Bassano and Rick Smith, Maiden Victory, J. W. McKenzie, London, 2013
- Bill Frindall, The Wisden Book of Test Cricket 1877-1978, Wisden, 1979
- South Africa in England, 1935 at Cricinfo
- South Africa to England 1935 at Test Cricket Tours
- South Africa in British Isles 1935 at CricketArchive
- Ten of the team introduced on a British Pathe newsreel
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